renegotiate
verb
re·ne·go·ti·ate
ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt 
renegotiated; renegotiating; renegotiates
: to negotiate again (as to adjust interest rates or repayments or to get more money)
renegotiate a loan
renegotiate a contract
Examples of renegotiate in a Sentence
The deal is done. I won't renegotiate.
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Last-minute negotiations led to a reprieve — the AWS contract must be renegotiated by the end of July.
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
The deal is currently not being renegotiated with investors and the White House both standing by.
—Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Burlap & Barrel doesn’t plan on renegotiating with farmers or raising prices for customers, says Frisch.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
But while other chains were able to cancel or renegotiate their leases, often through bankruptcy, CGV either couldn’t or wouldn’t do that.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
The deal is currently not being renegotiated with investors and the White House both standing by.
—Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Burlap & Barrel doesn’t plan on renegotiating with farmers or raising prices for customers, says Frisch.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
But while other chains were able to cancel or renegotiate their leases, often through bankruptcy, CGV either couldn’t or wouldn’t do that.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for renegotiate
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“Renegotiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renegotiate. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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renegotiate
transitive verb
re·ne·go·ti·ate
ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt
: to negotiate again (as for more money or to adjust interest rates or repayments)
specifically
: to determine under statutory procedure the existence and amount of excess profits on (a government contract) in order to eliminate or obtain a refund of such profits
: to negotiate again
specifically
: to adjust a government project price in order to eliminate or recover excessive profits
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